It is the first bandoneon
concertist in the history of the music and it is considered by
the international critic as the biggest bandoneoníst in all the
times. Developing an extraordinary technique from their earliest
age and self taught in the bandoneon, it began their music studies
to the seven year-old age in the city of Buenos Aires, where he
was born. Already to the eight years, as boy prodigy, it acted
before numerous publics in the neighborhoods of their city and
in diverse associations.
He studied deeply: theory, musical didactics, acoustics,
harmony, counterpoint, fugue, composition and orchestration, with
remarkable teachers. In Argentina José Logiovine, Athos Palma,
Julián Bautista, Alberto Ginastera, and in Paris, in the Schola
Cantorum", with Daniel Lesury Pierre Wismer, besides their
step for the Institute of Musicología of the Sorbona.
In their artistic tours; it has visited 45 countries
of America, great part of Europe, Half East and Africa, carrying
out but of two thousand five hundred concerts so far. In almost
all those countries their concerts the first ones that could be
listened of classic and contemporary music with bandoneón were.
Among their many activities they also stand out the conferences
and informal chats in universities and musical associations. He/she
is first professor of their instrument in the National Conservatory
of Buenos Aires "Carlos López Buchardo" and in the Municipal
Conservatory "Manuel de Falla"
As composer one of the big values of their country
is considered in the matter. According to the critics from Buenos
Aires it is one of the composers that more it contributes in their
works and bill with the international recognition. Their symphonic
works Jupiter 1,2,3 for bandoneon and it orchestrates, responsibility
of Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, Jupiter 4,5,6,7 for two bandoneons
and orchestra, also responsibility of the mentioned theater, Concert
of the South for bandoneon and it orchestrates, and bend concert
of Montevideo for bandoneon, oboe and orchestra, they have been
used for the first time with the Philharmonic of Buenos Aires
and in the International Festival of Music of Montevideo (Uruguay).
In many of their works, Alejandro Barletta has traveled
for the cosmos, dedicating part of his experiences like composer
to the stellar space. Mars 1, 2,3 for violin, it viola, cello,
flute, oboe, clarinet, bandoneon and percussion, responsibility
of the "Studio Neuen Musik" of Berlin and used for the first
time in the Academy der Kunste in Berlin with remarkable success.
"Buenos Aires camara tango" were a responsibility of the City
council of the city of Granada, opening up with this work the
Festival of tango 1987 of that city. Days later Barletta presents
this work in the National Auditory of Madrid, together with its
tangos for bandoneon and camera orchestra.
It is interesting to know that Alejandro Barletta,
absolute pioneer of his instrument, executed for the first time
in the history of the music the concert Nº 4 for organ and orchestra
of G.E. Handel accompanied by the orchestra from Paris, directed
by the famous Belgian director Andre Cluytens the 19/02/1951 in
"Champs Elisses" (París's Theater, France). After this concert
symphonic orchestras and of camera of different countries they
requested it as soloist.
Alejandro Barletta has acted for the
radio and television of three continents and in the festivals
of Helsinki, Berlin, Krefeld, Madrid, Granada, Buenos Aires, Montevideo,
Caracas, New York, Dresden, Leipzig, etc.
It introduced the bandoneon in cathedrals of countries and churches
of diverse cults. Among them we will highlight Santo Tomás church
in Leipzig, call the "Church of Bach", Chiesa della Pieta", Antonio
Vivaldi's Church, in Venice, that of Saint Germain Lauserroix,
in Paris, and in many others of Argentina, Belgium, Uruguay, Paraguay,
Italy, Spain, etc.
These concerts woke up great interest for the bandoneon,
unimaginable before Barletta. It also shows the merit of having
introduced the tangos in the temples, even with responsibility
of works. As interpreter he/she has frequently been compared with
Andrés Segovia, Pablo Casals, Wanda Landowska, Nicanor Zabaleta,
etc., and many critics consider it one of more remarkable los'
you interpret of this century, the same as they made it composers,
such as Hindemith and Kachaturian.
In 1989 it was honored with the medal to the merit
for the Fundación Konex of Buenos Aires, granted to the a hundred
musicians but important of the history of Argentina, and with
the "Great Prize of Honor Carlos Gardel of Gold", for their camera
tangos. It has recorded disks in New York, Mexico, Buenos Aires,
Montevideo, Medellin and Madrid. In 1990 it continued with their
habitual tours for America and Europe, presenting original works
for bandoneon and their Baroque, important repertoire, since the
bandoneon is, considered as a camera organ or Baroque.
Ballet groups also dance their works, especially
their camera tangos. In 1995 it enhanced diverse concerts in Argentina
and Uruguay like camera orchestras' soloist.
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